Hosta virus X(HVX000)
Distribution details in China
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2013: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2012
First recorded in: 2012
EPPO Reporting Service (2013/175) : found for the first time in July 2012 on Hosta spp. plants in a park at Dongcheng district, Beijing. Considered as a threat to Hosta spp. which have been grown for ornamental and medicinal purposes in China for more than 2 000 years.
* Wei MS, Zhang YJ, Li GF, Ma J, Li M (2013) First report of Hosta virus X infecting hosta plants in China. Plant Disease 97(3), p 429.
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